Pfc
Ralph
Lewis
Boone
Born in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Charles A Boone and Roy Lee Boone
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 19
in Okinawa-ken, Japan
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2020
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Biography
Ralph Boone was awarded the Purple Heart.
Pfc Ralph Boone was Killed in Action during World War II.
Private First Class Ralph Boone served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II
Service started: March 8, 1944
Unit(s): 6th Marines, 3rd Battalion, Co. H
Service ended: Apr 16, 1945
Service started: March 8, 1944
Unit(s): 6th Marines, 3rd Battalion, Co. H
Service ended: Apr 16, 1945
Military Service PFC US Marines KIA specialty was Infantry Machine Gunner. Served with 6th Marines, 3rd Battalion, Company H.
Name Ralph Lewis Boone From Greenbrier County, West Virginia Born December 6, 1925 Death April 16, 1945 War World War II Branch US Marine Corps Rank Private First Class Specialty Infantry Machine Gunner Group 6th Marines, 3rd Battalion, Company H Cause Hostile, Killed in Action
Awarded ★ Purple Heart
Sources
WV Memory Project Item Details: Record Id: 3513 War: WWII Name: Ralph Lewis Boone Sex: M Race: County: Summers Community: Hinton Branch of Service: Marines Rank: PFC Service Number: 947840 Date of Death: 1945/04/16 Place of Death: Okinawa Cause of Death: KIA Place of Burial: Reg Bapt Ch Cem, Greenbrier, WV Unit: 29th Marines, 6th Marines Div Date of Birth: 1925/12/06 Place of Birth: Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co. Father: Charles L Boone 1890-1930 Mother: Elizabeth Caroline Morgan Boone [1]
Date Added to Memorial: Original Source: WV Vet Mem Application; Information submitted by Sterling D. Morgan (half-rother). Notes: Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon Bar with Star Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal; Folder contains a copy of his Purple Heart Certificate and letters from the US Marines
FC Ralph Lewis Boone BIRTH 6 Dec 1925 Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 16 Apr 1945 (aged 19) Okinawa, Japan BURIAL Greenbrier Regular Baptist Church Cemetery, Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #155272598 Has a photo of gravestone.
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